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Rustenburg

South Africa > North West > Bojanala Platinum District Municipality

Rustenburg has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with a relatively high degree of diurnal temperature variation due to the high elevation. It has very warm summers (from December to February) and mild winters (from June to August). Due to the altitude, summers are not quite as hot as one might expect.…

Average elevation: 1,217 m

Potchefstroom

South Africa > North West > Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality > Tlokwe Local Municipality

Potchefstroom has hosted two World Cup-winning teams (in cricket and football), and is a home away from home for international athletes and teams. At 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) altitude, it provides a good balance between altitude and quality training. The city has no large factories, and good air quality.…

Average elevation: 1,350 m

Groot-Marico

South Africa > North West > Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality > Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality

The topography comprises dry bushveld with a climate that is ideal for cattle, maize, citrus fruit and tobacco. Open pit quarries in the area extract marble, slate and andalusite, with prospects of large-scale nickel mining on the banks of the Groot Marico river as well as the majority of the farms surrounding…

Average elevation: 1,145 m

Ventersdorp

South Africa > North West > Ventersdorp

Average elevation: 1,477 m

Potchefstroom

South Africa > North West > Potchefstroom

Potchefstroom has hosted two World Cup-winning teams (in cricket and football), and is a home away from home for international athletes and teams. At 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) altitude, it provides a good balance between altitude and quality training. The city has no large factories, and good air quality.…

Average elevation: 1,392 m

Rietgat

South Africa > North West > Rietgat

Average elevation: 1,083 m

Mahikeng

South Africa > North West > Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality

Close to South Africa's border with Botswana, Mafikeng is 1,400 km (870 mi) northeast of Cape Town and 260 km (160 mi) west of Johannesburg. In 2001 it had a population of 49,300. In 2007 Mafikeng was reported to have a population of 250,000, of which the CBD constituted between 69,000 and 75,000. It is built…

Average elevation: 1,321 m

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